Texas Basketball: 3 transfers set to become stars for Longhorns in 2023-24

Texas basketball and new head coach Rodney Terry have assembled a roster capable of contending in the Big 12 and nationally during the 2023-24 season. Terry and his staff dealt with a lot of roster attrition and turnover on the recruiting trail in the 2023 class early this offseason.

Texas lost both of its signees in the 2023 class during the spring. Both Texas’ former five-star commits in the 2023 class, Duncanville forward Ron Holland and Southern California Academy combo guard AJ Johnson, wound up taking their talents to the G-League after de-committing from the Longhorns earlier in the offseason.

Terry and the Longhorns staff also lost the likes of senior guard Marcus Carr, senior forward Timmy Allen, senior shooting guard/wing Sir’Jabari Rice, and senior forward Christian Bishop due to expiring eligibility. Other losses for the Longhorns this offseason included freshman guards Arterio Morris and Rowan Brumbaugh, who transferred out during the spring.

Despite all the roster attrition, Terry and his staff assembled a roster via high school recruiting and the NCAA Transfer Portal capable of contending for a Big 12 title and making another deep postseason run.

Transfers that will become stars for Texas basketball in 2023-24 season

Here’s a look at three transfers set to become stars during the 2023-24 season for the Longhorns.

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One of the best shooters that Terry and the Longhorns brought in via the transfer portal this offseason is the former UT-Arlington Mavericks freshman guard Chendall Weaver. The reigning WAC Rookie of the Year was one of the key guard portal additions for the Longhorns ahead of the 2023-24 season.

Weaver brings length, floor spacing, shot creation, and a high-level player in transition to Texas. He can be a spark plug off the bench thanks to the threat he poses scoring from multiple levels of the floor in the settled half-court offense and while pushing the pace in transition.

Last season at UT-Arlington, Weaver shot better than 40 percent from deep on over 2.5 attempts. He was lethal shooting from the corners, hitting his looks from deep at a clip north of 47 percent.

Weaver also averaged nearly two fastbreak points per game, ranking in the 78th percentile among WAC guards last season.

With nearly a full offseason in the strength and conditioning program at Texas, Weaver is bound to make a big leap during his sophomore campaign. And given how good he was on the offensive end as a true freshman at UT-Arlington, he should be special with another year of maturation and an improved supporting cast around him at Texas.